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We’re supposed to take some risks to win the game. We broke their press on multiple occasions in that match but chose to slow the game down and let them recover, instead of going for the kill. When you have players like Foden, Doku, Haaland and Alvarez, we should be giving the opposition...

We can’t win them all and got what we deserved from the game. In fact, both sides deserved to lose in all honesty. Our stats this season with and without Rodri are damning but not surprising in the slightest. The big concern is just how boring we are to watch. There’s zero risk taking in the...

If Klopp was the Catalan boss he’d be demanding a replay by now.

To be fair, the heartbeat of our side has always been our central midfield under Pep. You stop that and you stop City. We can probably cope with losing 2 out of KDB, Rodri and Bernardo, but not losing all three. To miss those three players at the same time is just unfortunate. That said, I...

The winning goal scorer should not have been on the pitch. I’m not saying we would have definitely won against a 10-man Wolves in the second half, however, I don’t think we’d have lost it.

That foul by Hwang was as clear a yellow as you will ever see. A bit of a bottle job by the refs there. However, the fact they only added on six minutes should be a bigger talking point. We’ve had more added on in uneventful second half’s this season. That second half had at least 5 stoppages...

I think it’s important that people remember that what this side has achieved under Pep isn’t the norm, it’s extraordinary. The side isn’t resting on their laurels, it’s just facing a dose of reality at the minute. We had a shitty preseason, lost some key players in the summer, have a number of...

Seems a great lad with a superb attitude. However, he’s seriously out of his depth in this squad. I doubt he will ever start a meaningful game for us again unless we have an injury crisis.

I’m not going to say we deserved that because we dominated the first half. However, this sloppy finishing is going to cost us soon. We waste far too many chances and I’m not sure whether it’s a slight drop in hunger from last season.

Both sides have played well in my opinion. Doku been excellent apart from that wank first touch which created their goal. Less said about Haaland so far this season the better. He’s wasted four absolute sitters in the past game and half alone.

Foden playing centrally is just a joy to watch. How anyone could watch his performance against Newcastle and not smile is beyond me. He does seem very un-Pep like in that area though. He gets the ball and the game speeds up. He gets you off your seat and he’s just a menace in the final third...

I get what you’re saying but I still think there’s a fundamental difference in the way Foden and Palmer have been nurtured. Phil’s journey is the norm for a young central midfielder. Until he’s strong enough for the physicality of the position he’ll learn his trade out wide. It’s the same path...

Last season was almost perfection and it’s going to be almost impossible to sustain that. However, what the club has done this summer has been seriously impressive. We’ve reduced the average age of the squad, for a modest net spend, whilst not really downgrading the quality of the team. Aside...

I agree with most of this but I think it’s unfair to claim Palmer was impatient. He’s been a first team player for two seasons now and I don’t think he’s made consecutive starts once. He’s rarely played in his favoured position and even when he’s played well, he’s been dropped for the next...

I disagree with the versatility comment. I think Palmer is very similar to Mahrez in that he needs to play in the attacking wide right position so he can cut in field. Play him anywhere else and he is nowhere near as effective. He can however become a top class RW player and if he is given a...

I think Grealish has had a very poor start to the season. Albeit he was very good at the weekend. Alvarez hasn’t done much either and I’m still not convinced he’s the right man for a deeper role. Either of those for a start. It proves my point that Jack will get lots of chances because the club...

I think a move to Chelsea would be great for the lad. If a club is going to invest £30+ million in a player then they will get a fair chance to prove themselves. One of the few failings on our part is the integration of youth players. It doesn’t matter how well Palmer plays in a match, he’ll be...

As are the three we lost. Add KDB’s injury to the mix and I think we’ve had a decent window but find ourselves in a weaker position than this time last season.

I completely agree and I think it’s needs pointing out that our club rarely get it wrong in the transfer window. I’d argue we’re one of, if not the, best run clubs in the world. The club has set such high standards that a good window like this feels somewhat off. As others have pointed out...

This feels like the most un-City like window in a long time. In fact, it’s almost like there’s been two windows in this one. There was the pre-pre season window much of which was hampered by our late end to the season and treble celebrations. Then the pre-season window which has been skewed by...